Divorce and Competing Religious Beliefs
- July 29, 2014
According to some sources, there are presently as many as 4200 major separate religious affiliations to which members of the Australian population could potentially belong (4200 +1 if you count the religious order of Jedi knights as more than 70,000 Australians tried to do in the 2001 census). Given that there is now around 20%…
Divorce- What to do when you can’t agree on the value of the assets
- July 10, 2014
In plenty of family law cases, spouses are actually able to agree on what the percentage division should be, for example, 50/50, 60/40 etc, but then find themselves locked into serious conflict over how that percentage division should actually be achieved. In these conflicts, the point of argument is almost always turns on the question…
Divorce and dividing up of Assets
- November 28, 2013
Following the breakdown of a marriage or a defacto marital relationship, the separating couple will obviously need to tackle the task of dividing up their assets. With trust and respect running at an all time low and emotional distress often running at an all time high, reaching agreement on these issues often represents a real…
Divorce – How do you pay for the Lawyer?
- October 12, 2012
Behind space exploration and warfare, it might seem hard to imagine any other endeavour that could be quite as expensive as Family Law litigation. Sadly, the financial and psychological impact of these forms of disputes are almost entirely negative and can affect some people for years if not decades. The good news is that statistically…
Long Distance Parenting
- September 21, 2012
Considering the vast distances dividing Australia’s major population centres, the advent of high speed internet connectivity and the highly mobile nature of the Australian community as a whole, it is little wonder that the breakdown of family relationships bring many parents into conflict over where the now separated family is to live. Work commitments or…
Supervised Contact of Children
- May 25, 2012
Introduction The area of residence and contact litigation is often fraught with highly emotional opinion. When involved in such litigation it is important to consider first and foremost the best interests of the children. According to law in Australia, the children have the right of contact on a regular basis, with both their parents and…
Time Wounds All Heals
- March 29, 2012
It is generally accepted that the grieving cycle of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance is the common emotional experience which follows the breakdown of a relationship. Whilst for some, the grieving has been done “on the inside” for many years before informing the other partner about ending the relationship, for others, this news can…
Change of name after separation
- March 29, 2012
After the breakdown of a relationship people often wish to revert to a surname used before marriage and/or adopt a new surname on formation of a new relationship. In this situation questions also arise about whether children to a previous relationship can or should change their names to accord with the change of name after…